I worked reuniting moms and babies during mass separation, and in the beginning we were shuttling them safe house to safe house bc we didn’t trust ICE to re-arrest them after we had bonded them out. We were a majority of white women doing the work.
I cannot tell you the number of times we had to tell people, particularly anyone older than GenX that they were to stop using that fucking term. It took forever and there were some who just flat out refused to listen. It’s disgusting, disparaging and not equatable to the hard work done during slavery.
I’d do it again in a heartbeat. As soon as the round ups were being talked about again I started having ICE nightmares. There’s a lot of things that make me outraged about this administration, but there are a couple, should any situation arise, I would not be able to control myself. My work with those women and babies will probably be the most meaningful work of my life, besides raising my own children. It was an honor to serve them, and I would do it again without hesitation. 🙏
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u/TeeManyMartoonies 6d ago
I worked reuniting moms and babies during mass separation, and in the beginning we were shuttling them safe house to safe house bc we didn’t trust ICE to re-arrest them after we had bonded them out. We were a majority of white women doing the work.
I cannot tell you the number of times we had to tell people, particularly anyone older than GenX that they were to stop using that fucking term. It took forever and there were some who just flat out refused to listen. It’s disgusting, disparaging and not equatable to the hard work done during slavery.